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Overcoming the challenges of plastic detection in plants has made it possible to transfer many of the lessons learned from plant–metal nanoparticle interactions to plastic nanoparticles.
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INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland Fabienne Schwab, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser & Alke Petri-Fink * Chemistry
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